Learning from the Smartest People in the Room In a recent article that appeared in the Commercial Integrator Magazine, Editor-At-Large Craig MacCormack commented about the positive value of attending association conferences. Most business leaders attend their fair share of events sitting in rooms, large or small, listening to speakers share the latest and greatest

Your newly elected ESA of Missouri Board of Directors was installed on January 9th, 2019 for the 2019/2020 term. Two Board Members - Bob Scales, President and Neil Atha, Treasurer - were reelected to their offices for the 2019/2020 term. We would like to take this opportunity to introduce you to our two new board

The photo above shows Homer Enriquez with Kantech Hattrix speaking on how companies can add cloud-based RMR to their services. 2016 Conference Our first Fall Conference in October of 2016 featured a visit from ESA’s Executive Director Merlin Guilbeau and President Angela White. Also, Ron Davis, President of Davis Mergers and Acquisitions Group was part of the

Focus on the Future What Happened to these Companies? As we examine the growth of companies in our industry it may be wise to look at the past experiences of a few well-known companies in other industries. Kodak, Motorola, Sears and Blockbuster Video should be well recognized examples. Today, 2 of these 4 companies are

The response to the 2017 Fall Conference and its focus on new recurring monthly revenue offered by video alarm verification was amazing.The Tan-Tar-A Resort also was the perfect venue for our conference. The weather was beautiful and all that attended enjoyed the weekend away from the office with family and friends in addition to the

Focus on the Future Here we are on the eve of our second ESA of Missouri Fall Conference. We couldn’t ask for a better venue, The Tan-Tar-A Resort at Osage Beach, Missouri. Last year’s conference was an enormous success with fantastic speakers, beautiful early October weather and most importantly, all of you that attended.

For more years than I care to recall I have been asked the same question: How does this association benefit my business and why should I be a member? Let me tell you why. Over the past several years our association has addressed several critical legislative issues as well as sponsored NTS training classes

In July of 2008 our state association sponsored one of the most successful product shows and training events in its history. Our treasury at that time was at an all-time high at nearly $33,000. The following April in the Online Communicator Jim Morris, our President at the time expressed his concern regarding the effects our

Our First Annual ESA of Missouri Fall Conference was an amazing success and one for the record books! We had three fantastic blockbuster Speakers: Merlin Guilbeau, Angela White and Ron Davis, The Tan-Tar-A Resort was beautiful, however most of all was the support of more than 20 of our members and guests. Additionally , we